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at which point, paul called me and i'm talking about the father, paul ciancia, the father contacted me on the cell phone again and his comment to me is chief, is this what i'm seeing, my son, is the shooter at l.a.x.? my reply to him was i'm being told that, paul, but i haven't confirmed it, i'll check into it and let you know. he was very emotionally upset and then obviously, things started to roll along and the fbi came down to pennsville and we continued with the investigation there. >> obviously the investigation is ongoing. do you think -- i know you've heard of suicide by cop, where somebody does something hoping that the cops will kill him because he or she doesn't want -- wants to be dead but doesn't want to do it to him or herself. i know it's asking you to speculate. do you think that's possible here, if he was talking about harming himself, then goes and does this? >> that's possible. i mean, like you said, i'm speculating on that. that's not part of my investigation. it could be anything. we were all wondering back in my department, you know, what was the beef with the tsa
at which point, paul called me and i'm talking about the father, paul ciancia, the father contacted me on the cell phone again and his comment to me is chief, is this what i'm seeing, my son, is the shooter at l.a.x.? my reply to him was i'm being told that, paul, but i haven't confirmed it, i'll check into it and let you know. he was very emotionally upset and then obviously, things started to roll along and the fbi came down to pennsville and we continued with the investigation there....
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paul ciancia seen right here in his high school photo. a schoolmate now saying he was a loaner in class. and new information about the family man he's alleged to have targeted and killed. tsa agent gerardo hernandez. his heartbroken wife saying he was proud to work for the tsa. and in tribute tonight, lights in tsa blue as you approach l.a.x. airport. meanwhile, inside the term terminals, remnants of the chaos. the mountains of luggage left behind by passengers ordered to flee as the shots rang out. our coverage tonight begins with abc's david wright at l.a.x., where he's been since the start. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: moments before all this, paul ciancia arrived at l.a.x. like a passenger, dropped off by someone driving a black hyundai. the criminal complaint filed saturday in federal court describes a cold-blooded attack. it says video surveillance showed ciancia walking up to the tsa checkpoint in terminal three, pulling a smith and wesson assault rifle out of his bag and firing multiple shots at point blank range at a tsa officer.
paul ciancia seen right here in his high school photo. a schoolmate now saying he was a loaner in class. and new information about the family man he's alleged to have targeted and killed. tsa agent gerardo hernandez. his heartbroken wife saying he was proud to work for the tsa. and in tribute tonight, lights in tsa blue as you approach l.a.x. airport. meanwhile, inside the term terminals, remnants of the chaos. the mountains of luggage left behind by passengers ordered to flee as the shots rang...
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they say he's paul anthony ciancia, age 23, originally from new jersey. they say he was carrying written material which they described as viciously critical of the government in general and tsa in particular. police in pensville, new jersey say he sent his younger brother a text message earlier today in which he said he was not going to be alive much longer. police say when the family notified them of them, they called authorities in los angeles who checked his apartment, but found he was not there. they say his roommates said they knew of nothing wrong. state and federal officials say airport police shot ciancia several times in the chest. they discovered he was carrying a shoulder bag containing this written material they describe as harshly anti-government with specific references to the tsa. both state and local officials have no record of trouble before from paul ciancia. all the shooting victims were tsa employees. investigators say he seemed to be singling them out and even asked some people he encountered in the airport if they worked for the tsa.
they say he's paul anthony ciancia, age 23, originally from new jersey. they say he was carrying written material which they described as viciously critical of the government in general and tsa in particular. police in pensville, new jersey say he sent his younger brother a text message earlier today in which he said he was not going to be alive much longer. police say when the family notified them of them, they called authorities in los angeles who checked his apartment, but found he was not...
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>> reporter: he is paul anthony ciancia. as carter said he's from new jersey but a lot doesn't emerge. what you don't see is the criminal record. you don't see other violent acts. what you don't see is references to him in the fbi files. yet what you do see today, according to investigators, is he walks into the terminal. he's got the gun in a garment bag. he takes the rifle out, he opens fire, shoots his way through the check point going down a side, coming around the back. he's focused on the tsa agents. inside the bag we are told investigators came up with notes saying that the tsa were facists and pigs, anti-american rantings, anti-tsa rantings and references to the new world order which is another growing conspiracy group that believes the world is going to be taken over by forces and black helicopters and so on. interestingly, scott, today he texted his parents from l.a. to new jersey and said he was going to kill himself today. they called the police. there was a response to his house. apparently they didn't make cont
>> reporter: he is paul anthony ciancia. as carter said he's from new jersey but a lot doesn't emerge. what you don't see is the criminal record. you don't see other violent acts. what you don't see is references to him in the fbi files. yet what you do see today, according to investigators, is he walks into the terminal. he's got the gun in a garment bag. he takes the rifle out, he opens fire, shoots his way through the check point going down a side, coming around the back. he's focused...
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police identified him as paul ciancia. overnight, we learned about a series of texts he sent to his family that concerned them so much, they contacted police. cnn's dan simon joins me from los angeles. dan, good morning. what's the latest on the bags left behind by those passengers who fled terminal 3? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, allison. first of all, you have a lot of luggage that was left behind. when the shooting happened, people just bolted for the exits and just dropped their bags and left their personal belongings, and as you can imagine, people are eager to retrieve their stuff. at one point, they were going to be allowed back into terminal 3 to retrieve their belongings, but that's been on hold. the fbi is still investigating this crime scene. it's a very large crime scene. and so, it is closed indefinitely. perhaps it will reopen later this afternoon, but we've not been told of the plans. >> you think about how all of this -- all played out yesterday, this gunman shooting up -- shooting up the terminal, basi
police identified him as paul ciancia. overnight, we learned about a series of texts he sent to his family that concerned them so much, they contacted police. cnn's dan simon joins me from los angeles. dan, good morning. what's the latest on the bags left behind by those passengers who fled terminal 3? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, allison. first of all, you have a lot of luggage that was left behind. when the shooting happened, people just bolted for the exits and just dropped their...
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ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another group of tsa officers who are armed and able to arrest travelers. they were saying that they would need extra training. but in light of all the kinds of people that these people encounter in their jobs that they need that extra security. erin? >> stephanie, thank you very much. and let us know what you think. should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found
ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another...
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we're learning more about the suspect paul ciancia. we're learning more about what happened in the moment of crisis and what was written on that note that he was carrying in his bag. david kerley has been following this story. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the this morning, the alleged shooter is in a hospital room said to be unresponsive after a gunshot wound to the head. he'll face charges that could carry the death penalty. the criminal complaint filed in federal court saturday includes chilling new details about the ram page. the fbi said that he was dropped off at l.a.x. friday morning, in his bag, a smith and wesson assault weapons with five extra magazines like this one, fully loaded. it alleges that he walked up to the tsa and fired point-blank range. >> he faces either maximum penalty of life without the possibility of parole or the potential of the imposition of the death penalty. >> reporter: according to the complaint as he moved up the escalator he looked back at the wounded officer and returned to s
we're learning more about the suspect paul ciancia. we're learning more about what happened in the moment of crisis and what was written on that note that he was carrying in his bag. david kerley has been following this story. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. the this morning, the alleged shooter is in a hospital room said to be unresponsive after a gunshot wound to the head. he'll face charges that could carry the death penalty. the criminal complaint filed in federal...
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ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another group of tsa officers who are armed and able to arrest travelers. they were saying that they would need extra training. but in light of all the kinds of people that these people encounter in their jobs that they need that extra security. erin? >> stephanie, thank you very much. and let us know what you think. should the tsa have more security, have the right to have guns? would that solve any of this. we are learning more about the alleged gunman, paul ciancia and why he may have been target being tsa officers specifically. according to the latest we have from the fbi, investigators found
ciancia, his family expressed sorry for his actions. >> paul is our son and brother. we will continue to love him and care for him. we will support him during the difficult times ahead. while we do not mean to minimize the grief and distress experienced by many other family, we hope that the public will understand that this is a very difficult time for our family too. >> reporter: and in light of the shooting, erin, a union that represents the tsa officers is now calling for another...
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shooting suspect paul ciancia was days before friday's deadly rampage. today he is in critical condition and a source says he is unable to speak to investigators. but a woman who knows ciancia, and his three roommates, spoke with cnn. she says a troubled ciancia social socially awkward appeared to be unraveling and was already making plans. >> he asked for a ride to the airport, he said he was going back home, either that his dad was kind of sick and he had to deal with family issues. >> did anyone ever see a ticket? >> no. he also didn't mention what day he had to leave. that morning he doesn't knock, just opens the door and says i need to leave. you can take me now. >> did he ever express any hatred toward the government or nsa? >> all the findings that came out, he was very sun either and thought ts after the abused their power. >> stephanie elam is in los angeles this morning with more. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. the woman knows of the people who lived in this place with the shooter and it was very strike to go hear how every
shooting suspect paul ciancia was days before friday's deadly rampage. today he is in critical condition and a source says he is unable to speak to investigators. but a woman who knows ciancia, and his three roommates, spoke with cnn. she says a troubled ciancia social socially awkward appeared to be unraveling and was already making plans. >> he asked for a ride to the airport, he said he was going back home, either that his dad was kind of sick and he had to deal with family issues....
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he's called paul anthony ciancia. what else? were are re >> reporter: we are getting a picture of him, his life and growing up here in the east coast and his background here with the family. standing outside of his dad's home in pennsville. the police have been here for most of the night now. the police chief is actually inside that house, still speaking with the family. we know he grew up in this area. neighbors say it was a very close knit family. the police chief says they had no problems with this family whatsoever. in fact, the neighbor says that his dad was a well-respected member of the community, a business owner. his son paul worked for his father for several years before heading out west to live in los angeles so seems like have arnormal life from everything we're learning here but the police chief also said and told some local reporters that he had received indications from paul ciancia's father that he might try to harm himself and contacted counter participants in the los angeles police department. we're trying to v
he's called paul anthony ciancia. what else? were are re >> reporter: we are getting a picture of him, his life and growing up here in the east coast and his background here with the family. standing outside of his dad's home in pennsville. the police have been here for most of the night now. the police chief is actually inside that house, still speaking with the family. we know he grew up in this area. neighbors say it was a very close knit family. the police chief says they had no...
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paul anthony ciancia, he got through there anyway. he shot his way through there. is that basically what happened? >> well, you know facts as well as i do. i think the investigation will give us a timeline and specifically what happened. but at least as i understand it, as he approached the checkpoint or the screening area, he was able to shoot his way through to what degree there was an officer specifically at the front of that checkpoint at that point. i simply don't know the answer to that question. >> all right. appreciate that mr. chris zwecker, welcome to the show. >> thank you. >> let me just ask you, how do you prevent this kind of thing? is this preventible? we know these things may happen from time to time. we'll probably find out more about this guy ciancia and he is probably as crazy as a $3 bill. he is probably a nut cake. but whatever. my question to you as former assistant director to the fbi, how in the world do you stop this kind of thing? >> it's very difficult there is an axiom if in the security industry if it's pr
paul anthony ciancia, he got through there anyway. he shot his way through there. is that basically what happened? >> well, you know facts as well as i do. i think the investigation will give us a timeline and specifically what happened. but at least as i understand it, as he approached the checkpoint or the screening area, he was able to shoot his way through to what degree there was an officer specifically at the front of that checkpoint at that point. i simply don't know the answer to...
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shooter paul ciancia. sources tell cnn ciancia had anti-government and anti-tsa notes on him at the time of the shooting. the fbi says three tsa officers were shot during the rampage. one of the officers was killed, and right now -- >> on the floor! on the floor! >> -- on the other side of the coast, hundreds of thousands of people showing that they are boston strong. fans are packing the parade route, celebrating the red sox win of the world championship title, and honoring the victims and survivors of the boston marathon bombing. we'll bring you all of the latest developments throughout the morning. and afternoon. >>> but first, major developments this week for the family of kendrick johnson. he's that georgia teen found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat at his high school gym in valdosta. federal authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. cnn's victor blackwell and his producer, devin sayers, have been on top of the story for more than six months now. here is the latest loo
shooter paul ciancia. sources tell cnn ciancia had anti-government and anti-tsa notes on him at the time of the shooting. the fbi says three tsa officers were shot during the rampage. one of the officers was killed, and right now -- >> on the floor! on the floor! >> -- on the other side of the coast, hundreds of thousands of people showing that they are boston strong. fans are packing the parade route, celebrating the red sox win of the world championship title, and honoring the...
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the suspect is identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia of los angeles who has roots in new jersey. he is wounded and in custody. a note found in his bag may hold the clues to a motive. john miller will have more about that but first carter evans is at lax for us this evening. carter? >> reporter: scott, terminal 3 is still shut down. many of the roads in and out of lax are closed. and stranded passengers are scattered all over the airport as the investigation continues. the police calls began at 9:20 a.m. in the middle of the morning rush at los angeles international. >> black blue or dark clothing. >> reporter: passengers inside terminal 3 describe shots and then a stampede of terrified people heading toward doors leading out to the tarmac. >> i didn't see his face. i just saw the gun. and i was terrified. and like everybody else was. we were all just on the ground. >> reporter: the shooting began at a tsa check point. the suspect pulled a semi auction rifle out of its bag. los angeles police chief. >> he pred up into the screening area where tsa screeners are and continued shooti
the suspect is identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia of los angeles who has roots in new jersey. he is wounded and in custody. a note found in his bag may hold the clues to a motive. john miller will have more about that but first carter evans is at lax for us this evening. carter? >> reporter: scott, terminal 3 is still shut down. many of the roads in and out of lax are closed. and stranded passengers are scattered all over the airport as the investigation continues. the police calls...
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we're learning more about the suspect paul ciancia. who's now facing federal murder charges, as we're learning more about what actually happened in the moment of crisis and what was written on the note that he was carrying in his bag. abc's david wright has been covering the story from the jump. he's at l.a.x. this morning. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this morning, the alleged gunman is in a hospital room a few miles away from here, said to be unresponsive after a gunshot wound to the head. if he ever does regain consciousness, he'll face charges that could take the death penalty. the criminal complaint filed in federal court saturday includes chilling new details about the rampage. the fbi said that he was dropped off at l.a.x. friday morning, in his bag, a smith and wesson assault rifle like this one, with five extra magazines, fully loaded. the fbi alleges that he walked up to the tsa check point and fired multiple shots at point blank range to a tsa officer. >> in these circumstances, the defendant faces ei
we're learning more about the suspect paul ciancia. who's now facing federal murder charges, as we're learning more about what actually happened in the moment of crisis and what was written on the note that he was carrying in his bag. abc's david wright has been covering the story from the jump. he's at l.a.x. this morning. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this morning, the alleged gunman is in a hospital room a few miles away from here, said to be unresponsive after a...
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the suspect is 23-year-old paul ciancia. police say he entered terminal 3 here at lax, opened fire, killing a tsa agent, injuring at least seven others before he himself was wounded in a gun battle. now, this all happened at a busy terminal 3 at 9:30 in the morning on friday, during the middle of the morning rush. police say ciancia walked into the terminal, pulled out an assault rifle, killed one, moved past security into the terminal where he was pursued by police and later taken into custody. the tsa agent is identified as gerardo hernandez. passengers during all of this hid inside restrooms, many poured out on to the tarmac. there was bloodshed and chaos that filled the terminal. investigators were able to shut down the terminal. 167,000 passengers here at lax, the third busiest in the country were affected by this. the terminal today remains shut down although the other terminals are operational. it was chaos and confusion all day yesterday, lester. but the suspect is in custody, lester. >> miguel almaguer at lax. thank
the suspect is 23-year-old paul ciancia. police say he entered terminal 3 here at lax, opened fire, killing a tsa agent, injuring at least seven others before he himself was wounded in a gun battle. now, this all happened at a busy terminal 3 at 9:30 in the morning on friday, during the middle of the morning rush. police say ciancia walked into the terminal, pulled out an assault rifle, killed one, moved past security into the terminal where he was pursued by police and later taken into...
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pa paul ciancia is hit twice. he is wearing no special clothing and looks like any other traveler. >> at the moment they are seeing this on the tv, the third roommate comes back. i just dropped off paul at l.a.x. and he had to go home. they said i think you you just dropped paul off to a shooting. >>> breaking overnight. a college student rescued after spending two terrifying days trapped between two buildings. he was found between his dorm building and the garage. the space two feet wide. firefighters had to break through a wall to get to him. >> his legs were crossing and he was moving his right arm. >> they would never have found him for who knows how long and he would be dead by now. >> reporter: the 19-year-old is in stable condition this morning. it's not clear how he got stuck in there but it's believed he fell out of a fifth floor window. >> what on earth happened there? >> i don't know. >>> a lot of people asking what happened last night. a frightening scene at the end of the first half of last night's nf
pa paul ciancia is hit twice. he is wearing no special clothing and looks like any other traveler. >> at the moment they are seeing this on the tv, the third roommate comes back. i just dropped off paul at l.a.x. and he had to go home. they said i think you you just dropped paul off to a shooting. >>> breaking overnight. a college student rescued after spending two terrifying days trapped between two buildings. he was found between his dorm building and the garage. the space two...
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he's called paul anthony ciancia. what else? >> reporter: we are getting a picture of him, his life and growing up here in the east coast and his background here with the family. standing outside of his dad's home in pennsville. the police have been here for most of the night now. the police chief is actually inside that house, still speaking with the family. we know he grew up in this area. neighbors say it was a very close knit family. the police chief says they had no problems with this family whatsoever. in fact, the neighbor says that his dad was a well-respected member of the community, a business owner. his son paul worked for his father for several years before heading out west to live in los angeles so seems like have arnormal life from everything we're learning here but the police chief also said and told some local reporters that he had received indications from paul ciancia's father that he might try to harm himself and contacted counter participants in the los angeles police department. we're trying to verify detail
he's called paul anthony ciancia. what else? >> reporter: we are getting a picture of him, his life and growing up here in the east coast and his background here with the family. standing outside of his dad's home in pennsville. the police have been here for most of the night now. the police chief is actually inside that house, still speaking with the family. we know he grew up in this area. neighbors say it was a very close knit family. the police chief says they had no problems with...
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two of them also tsa officers, the shooter, paul ciancia had a note with him saying he wanted to kill tsa employees to quote instill fear into their traitorous minds. there have been calls over the weekend to arm tsa officers. here's how the former homeland security secretary, tom ridge, responded to that idea on cnn's "new day" earlier today. >>> what i'm more concerned about right now is the predictable response right after i was on the virginia tech panel right after the virginia tech tragedy people thought we should arm students and school room tragedies and they want to arm teachers and there's conversations about arming the tsa. we don't need to arm america, we don't need to arm the unarmed, we need to figure out why so many people go to violence to solve their problems or express their grievances. >> tom ridge earlier in the day. let's bring in hln law enfor enforcement analyst. mike brooks, is it a good idea arming tsa officers? could that have prevented this shooting? >> i don't think if they were armed, it would have been prevented. because he just came right up to that offi
two of them also tsa officers, the shooter, paul ciancia had a note with him saying he wanted to kill tsa employees to quote instill fear into their traitorous minds. there have been calls over the weekend to arm tsa officers. here's how the former homeland security secretary, tom ridge, responded to that idea on cnn's "new day" earlier today. >>> what i'm more concerned about right now is the predictable response right after i was on the virginia tech panel right after the...
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paul ciancia is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by officers. he was carrying five high capacity magazines, a bag of ammo and happennd written lette explaining his rampage. gun control advocates say the incident is unlikely to spark any head way in the limit of gun sales. >>> later today, the president will speak at an organizing for action health care summit looking to rally grass roots support for obama care. the white house remains under fire because of president obama's promise that if americans liked their health insurance plan, they could keep it. but according to the associated press, at least 3.5 million americans have already been issued cancellation notices from their health insurance provid s providers. that number is likely to go up as data from half the states still remains unavailable. and there is a report white house officials debated the health care pledge back in 2009 in the likelihood that every american would in fact be able to keep their coverage. yesterday former white house adviser david axelrod defendeded the president on
paul ciancia is in critical condition after being shot multiple times by officers. he was carrying five high capacity magazines, a bag of ammo and happennd written lette explaining his rampage. gun control advocates say the incident is unlikely to spark any head way in the limit of gun sales. >>> later today, the president will speak at an organizing for action health care summit looking to rally grass roots support for obama care. the white house remains under fire because of...
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. >> we know the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia. he entered inside terminal 3 behind me and opened fire, killing a tsa agent, injuring at least seven others, before he himself was shot and taken into custody. this all happened very early friday morning during the middle of the morning commute. it was 9:30 a.m. the terminal was packed with passengers. police say he walked in, pulled a high-powered rifle out of a bag, shot at tsa agents, killing one, then moved past security. police followed him down the terminal where he made his way 100 yards down the terminal, past security where they engaged him in a gun battle. passengers were running, screaming, hiding in bathrooms, running out to the tarmac, doing what they could to save their own lives. here's what one passenger told us yesterday. >> i wasn't sure what was happening. i thought it might have been a bomb scare. i saw a man walking around with a shotgun. initially i thought, okay, this is an undercover policeman pause he was walking pretty cautiously. didn't seem like he was in a
. >> we know the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia. he entered inside terminal 3 behind me and opened fire, killing a tsa agent, injuring at least seven others, before he himself was shot and taken into custody. this all happened very early friday morning during the middle of the morning commute. it was 9:30 a.m. the terminal was packed with passengers. police say he walked in, pulled a high-powered rifle out of a bag, shot at tsa agents, killing one, then moved past...
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a chaotic scene there as a gunman identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia opened fire killing one tsa agent and injuring two others. this video released by tmz. there are reports he may have been targeting those agents. the suspect wounded in a gunfight with law enforcement is now in custody. and now we're going to take you back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans have been relentless and ruthless even in their effort to block this president at every turn. we point out that fact frequently on this program. it's just as easier to point out those paying the steepest price are often those who can least afford it. the poor. today paul krugman talks about the gop obsession to block the president's health care law. quote, republicans are clearly passionate about making sure that the poor and unlucky get as little help as possible. all this hostility to the poor has culminated in the truly astonishing refusal of many states to participate even in the medicaid expansion. bear in mind that the federal government would pay for this expansion and that the money thus sp
a chaotic scene there as a gunman identified as 23-year-old paul ciancia opened fire killing one tsa agent and injuring two others. this video released by tmz. there are reports he may have been targeting those agents. the suspect wounded in a gunfight with law enforcement is now in custody. and now we're going to take you back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans have been relentless and ruthless even in their effort to block this...
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when paul ciancia woke up on friday morning he quickly put his violent plan into action. his first move, according to a woman who knows the gunman and his roommate was to get to the airport. she asked not to be identified. >> that morning, he doesn't knock, just opens the door, says i need to leave. can you take me now. >> reporter: one of ciancia's roommates drive him to l.a.x. it is then believed that ciancia texted his brother in new jersey. police say the texts were suicidal. they asked them to check on him. >> the call came in at 10:06 to the communications dispatch center. the officers were on scene in six minutes. >> reporter: ciancia was not there, he had about six minutes earlier already started his rampage at terminal three. his father also called the local police chief in new jersey. chief alan cummings then called the lapd, and was told the officers had just cleared ciancia's apartment because he was not there. the next call was from a reporter who told him paul ciancia was the gunman. >> i put the phone down and basically said oh, my god. i couldn't believe i
when paul ciancia woke up on friday morning he quickly put his violent plan into action. his first move, according to a woman who knows the gunman and his roommate was to get to the airport. she asked not to be identified. >> that morning, he doesn't knock, just opens the door, says i need to leave. can you take me now. >> reporter: one of ciancia's roommates drive him to l.a.x. it is then believed that ciancia texted his brother in new jersey. police say the texts were suicidal....
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that suspect identified as paul ciancia was wounded and is in custody tonight. we'll have a full update at the top of the hour. >>> is the blinking of a paralyzed man who cannot talk enough to send an accused killer to prison? today defense lawyers in prince george's county said no and they're trying to get the judge in this landmark murder case to throw out a video that police made of a remarkable interview done at the bedside of the victim before he died. scott broom is in upper marlboro after a dramatic day in court. >> reporter: a neurotrauma nurse testified here today that often the only way to communicate with fully paralyzed people who can't talk is by getting them to answer simple yes/no questions by blinking which is what police got shooting victim melvin pate to do on video before he died at university of maryland shock trauma center. now the lawyers for murder suspect jermaine hale say there's no way a prince george's county jury should ever see the tape. viewed in court today the video shows pate squeezing his eyes shut when he's shown a person of ha
that suspect identified as paul ciancia was wounded and is in custody tonight. we'll have a full update at the top of the hour. >>> is the blinking of a paralyzed man who cannot talk enough to send an accused killer to prison? today defense lawyers in prince george's county said no and they're trying to get the judge in this landmark murder case to throw out a video that police made of a remarkable interview done at the bedside of the victim before he died. scott broom is in upper...
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the gunman, 23-year-old paul ciancia killed hernandez. two additional agents were wounded. joining me now from austin texas is the chairman of the house homeland committee michael mccaul. congressman, thank you for joining us. in the aftermath of this, the question i hear most often is -- >> thank you. >> -- why did he do this? do you know about that? i know you've been able to see some notes that he wrote. what do you think the motivation was here? >> i think mental illness, once again, kind of like the navy yard shooter that we saw. the suicide note that i read talks a lot about killing tsa agents, and if he said if i just kill one my mission is accomplished and unfortunately, he did do that the other day and the other thing he wanted to talk about is how easy it is to bring a gun into an airport and do something just like he did and my simple thoughs go out to the hernandez family and the other victims, this tragic day. he's the first tsa agent officer to be killed in the line of duty. >> congressman, it's our understanding that much of the literature he had on him was b
the gunman, 23-year-old paul ciancia killed hernandez. two additional agents were wounded. joining me now from austin texas is the chairman of the house homeland committee michael mccaul. congressman, thank you for joining us. in the aftermath of this, the question i hear most often is -- >> thank you. >> -- why did he do this? do you know about that? i know you've been able to see some notes that he wrote. what do you think the motivation was here? >> i think mental illness,...
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paul ciancia in critical condition after police shot him in the face and leg. but a note at the scene does reveal a motive. it said that he wanted to do two things, kill a tsa officer and prove how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. he did both and it's raising new concerns about airport security. joining me to talk about it, former atf special agent in charge and msnbc analyst jim cavanaugh. hey, jim, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> the former lapd head bill bratton has been clear about what he thinks should change immediately. let me play what he says. >> the quickest and best way to go would be more police presence at those baggage screening areas. >> and in fact the union representing tsa screeners says the shooting does show a need for armed security officers at every single checkpoint at airports. what's your take on what happened and what it should tell us about airport security? >> well, we have to review it. administrator pistole said he's going to review the procedures and all the airport police chiefs across the country have a great as
paul ciancia in critical condition after police shot him in the face and leg. but a note at the scene does reveal a motive. it said that he wanted to do two things, kill a tsa officer and prove how easy it is to get a gun into an airport. he did both and it's raising new concerns about airport security. joining me to talk about it, former atf special agent in charge and msnbc analyst jim cavanaugh. hey, jim, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> the former lapd head bill bratton...
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he was a resident of los angeles, paul ciancia. but he hails from new jersey where his family lives. his family was being investigated -- excuse me, was being talked to by the fbi yesterday. they were at this front door but they were not speaking to the media. we know he lived in the los angeles area for about the last 18 months or so. but no red flags came up in terms of a criminal history. when we talked to people that knew him, including his roommate, he said he was a quiet, unassuming guy. he'd lived in his apartment with him for a little over a year. but there were no major issues. when our local flath asked his roommate if he was surprised he had a gun, he said he was shocked because he'd never shown a gun in the home before, never shown any type of difficult behavior. we don't know much about the suspect. that picture will emerge as the days come forward. police looking into the motive. why would he want to shoot these people. >> we can hear the planes are taking off and landing. what's the status of terminal 3? >> reporter:
he was a resident of los angeles, paul ciancia. but he hails from new jersey where his family lives. his family was being investigated -- excuse me, was being talked to by the fbi yesterday. they were at this front door but they were not speaking to the media. we know he lived in the los angeles area for about the last 18 months or so. but no red flags came up in terms of a criminal history. when we talked to people that knew him, including his roommate, he said he was a quiet, unassuming guy....
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according to a federal criminal complaint, 23-year-old paul ciancia came prepared with apassault rifle, high capacity magazines, a bag of am new mission and manifesto. >> we found a statement where he made a conscious decision to kill multiple tsa employees. >> reporter: as me his way through the terminal, ciancia reportedly asked some people if they were with tsa. he moved on when they responded no. but at the security check point, he opened fire. tsa officer, hernandez, about to celebrate his 40th birthday, was killed. two other agents were wounded. as was this high school teacher. ciancia made it about 100 yards into the terminal before police shot him multiple times and took him into custody. officials are waiting to interview him and gain more insight into his motives. >>> now to the nfl. gary kubiac is recovering after he collapsed on the field during last night's game. as he walked off at halftime, he stopped and squatted down. the general manager said kubiac was lightheaded and dizzy, he was removed on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital, but did not have a heart attack.
according to a federal criminal complaint, 23-year-old paul ciancia came prepared with apassault rifle, high capacity magazines, a bag of am new mission and manifesto. >> we found a statement where he made a conscious decision to kill multiple tsa employees. >> reporter: as me his way through the terminal, ciancia reportedly asked some people if they were with tsa. he moved on when they responded no. but at the security check point, he opened fire. tsa officer, hernandez, about to...
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just confirmed with the fbi that the gunman is named paul anthony ciancia. they have confirmed it, he's 23 years old. his last kno
just confirmed with the fbi that the gunman is named paul anthony ciancia. they have confirmed it, he's 23 years old. his last kno
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paul anthony ciancia. the 23-year-old was shot by law enforcement, and taken into custody in critical condition. his motive is as yet unclear, but sources tell nbc news that they believe he had anti-government views, based on written materials he was carrying. it's not known if he was targeting tsa workers, but one witness told nbc news that the gunman passed and asked if he worked for the tsa. as the shooting unfolded. still, many more
paul anthony ciancia. the 23-year-old was shot by law enforcement, and taken into custody in critical condition. his motive is as yet unclear, but sources tell nbc news that they believe he had anti-government views, based on written materials he was carrying. it's not known if he was targeting tsa workers, but one witness told nbc news that the gunman passed and asked if he worked for the tsa. as the shooting unfolded. still, many more
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paul anthony ciancia. the 23-year-old was shot by law enforcement, and taken into custody in critical condition. his motive is as yet unclear, but sources tell nbc news that they believe he had anti-government views, based on written materials he was carrying. it's not known if he was targeting tsa workers, but one witness told nbc news that the gunman passed and asked if he worked for the tsa. as the shooting unfolded. still, many more questions and many delayed flights after today's incident. stay with msnbc for all of the latest news as it develops. but for now, thank you so much for watching. coming up right now, "the ed show" with ed schultz. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show." let's get to work. >> your buddy ed schultz over there, eddie schultz is back and frothing at the mouth. >> certainly, you're punching up, in my opinion. ♪ >> this knucklehead, this idiot. >> so sean hannity goes to name-calling on big eddy. >> the suck-up and head of the you know what award. >> the special
paul anthony ciancia. the 23-year-old was shot by law enforcement, and taken into custody in critical condition. his motive is as yet unclear, but sources tell nbc news that they believe he had anti-government views, based on written materials he was carrying. it's not known if he was targeting tsa workers, but one witness told nbc news that the gunman passed and asked if he worked for the tsa. as the shooting unfolded. still, many more questions and many delayed flights after today's incident....
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paul ciancia is his name. hess lists his residence in los angeles. cops have been there. this is his family home in pennsville, new jersey, not too far from philadelphia, in pennsylvania. and the cops are there talking to the family. and they're telling us now that they say the alleged shooter in the los angeles international airport shooting this morning, 23-year-old, was suicidal. that he talked to the family about suicide. that the father had tried to file a missing person's report. and that in the end he wasn't allowed to because his father -- his son was too old for that. at any rate, flights are now coming into los angeles international airport. this is flight tracker we're watching. this is a cafe specific flight in from hong kong that's being allowed to land. flipts are coming in and things are getting more back to normal in los angeles. more on the suspect, the family and the investigation as we female narrator: the mattress price wars are ending soon the mattress price wars are ending soon at sleep train. we've challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower pr
paul ciancia is his name. hess lists his residence in los angeles. cops have been there. this is his family home in pennsville, new jersey, not too far from philadelphia, in pennsylvania. and the cops are there talking to the family. and they're telling us now that they say the alleged shooter in the los angeles international airport shooting this morning, 23-year-old, was suicidal. that he talked to the family about suicide. that the father had tried to file a missing person's report. and that...
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police went to the apartment of 23-year-old paul ciancia on friday after his family asked officials to check on him. but ciancia was apparently already enroute to the airport. and once there, he allegedly opened fire killing a tsa official. is was shot by officers and is in critical condition this morning. here is more on in a cnn exclusive report. >> reporter: days before his murderous rampage, this woman says ciancia was already plotting his crime. >> he asked one of the roommates if he could have a ride to the airport. >> why did he need a ride? >> he was going back home. either that his dad was sick and he had to deal with family issues. >> did anyone see a ticket? >> no. he also didn't mention what day he had to leave. >> reporter: she says ciancia rarely left the apartment since moving here in januarying him as socially awkward and a heavy smoker. the day she put his plan into action, it took his roommate by surprise. >> that morning he knocked and said i need to leave. take me now. >> reporter: they believe this was the moment he texted family members in new jersey telling them
police went to the apartment of 23-year-old paul ciancia on friday after his family asked officials to check on him. but ciancia was apparently already enroute to the airport. and once there, he allegedly opened fire killing a tsa official. is was shot by officers and is in critical condition this morning. here is more on in a cnn exclusive report. >> reporter: days before his murderous rampage, this woman says ciancia was already plotting his crime. >> he asked one of the roommates...
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witnesses say the gunman, 23-year-old paul anthony ciancia, killed 39-year-old gerardo hernandez. the first tsa officer killed in the line of duty in the agency's history. two additional agents were wounded. joining me from austin, texas, is the chairman of the house homeland security committee, michael mccall. congressman, thank you very much for joining us. i think in the aftermath of this, the question i hear most often is, why did he do this. what do you know about that? i know you've been able to see some of the notes he wrote. what do you think the motivation was here? >> i think mental illness again, like the navy yard shooter that we saw. the suicide note i read talks a lot about killing tsa agents. he said, "if i just kill one, my mission is accomplished." and unfortunately, he did do that the other day. the other thing he wanted to talk about is how easy it is to bring a gun into an airport and do something like he did. my sympathies go out to the hernandez family and the other victims. this tragic day -- as you mentioned, he's the first tsa agent, officer to be killed i
witnesses say the gunman, 23-year-old paul anthony ciancia, killed 39-year-old gerardo hernandez. the first tsa officer killed in the line of duty in the agency's history. two additional agents were wounded. joining me from austin, texas, is the chairman of the house homeland security committee, michael mccall. congressman, thank you very much for joining us. i think in the aftermath of this, the question i hear most often is, why did he do this. what do you know about that? i know you've been...
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the suspected shooter, paul ciancia, was shot several times by police. he is described as unresponsive in the hospital. >>> john kerry is in cairo today asking egyptians to work toward democrat tracey. the secretary of state is the highest level u.s. official to visit egypt since former president morsi was ousted in july. kerry said the u.s. did not suspend military aid to egypt as punishment and promises humanitarian aid will continue. >>> back in the u.s., a tropical storm has stormed off the southern tip of baja california. the national hurricane center says tropical storm sonia has maximum sustained winds of 45 miles per hour, and picking up speed, moving about thea 13 miles per hour. >>> coming up at 2:00 eastern time, the mayor of toronto has apologized for "mistakes," but says he isn't going anywhere. he made the statement on his weekly radio show just moments ago. toronto police reportedly had video of him smoking a crack pipe. we'll have more details on the statement and what's next. i'm frederiqricka whitfield. more gaps ga-- more "fareed zak g
the suspected shooter, paul ciancia, was shot several times by police. he is described as unresponsive in the hospital. >>> john kerry is in cairo today asking egyptians to work toward democrat tracey. the secretary of state is the highest level u.s. official to visit egypt since former president morsi was ousted in july. kerry said the u.s. did not suspend military aid to egypt as punishment and promises humanitarian aid will continue. >>> back in the u.s., a tropical storm...
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federal prosecutors charge 23-year-old paul ciancia with the death of a tsa agent. that agent was among several people hit by weapons fire. he was the first tsa employee ever killed in the line of duty. people ran for their lives yesterday as the man opened fire with an assault-style rifle we are told in terminal 3. four people shot including two other tsa agents before police shot and wounded the gunman. perhaps it could have been worse. the mayor says he had 100 spare rounds of ammunition leftover. a note in the duffel bag suggested he killed -- planned to kill tsa employees and what he called pigs. the fbi has set up a website laxshootingstips.fbi.gov. now the judge. >>> has each piece of that code that's been introduced in the system security tested? >> that's my understanding, yes. and -- >> each piece of that code is tested, yes or no? >> i don't know. >> that eke secretary sebelius saying she doesn't know something. shocking. the next shoe to fall in the obama care debacle, hackers accessing all your private information from the website. with me, media temple
federal prosecutors charge 23-year-old paul ciancia with the death of a tsa agent. that agent was among several people hit by weapons fire. he was the first tsa employee ever killed in the line of duty. people ran for their lives yesterday as the man opened fire with an assault-style rifle we are told in terminal 3. four people shot including two other tsa agents before police shot and wounded the gunman. perhaps it could have been worse. the mayor says he had 100 spare rounds of ammunition...
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but he is now identified as 23-year-old paul anthony ciancia. the search warrants in the process of being executed. wolf? >> we're also being told by the fbi, deb, there will be a news conference at the top of the hour, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific time, the fbi representative will be the special agent in charge of the counterterrorism -- david boudich, will be joined by the partners. it's significant potentially that the fbi's counter-terrorism division will be represented at this news conference. >> reporter: it's also interesting. i did ask a number of people i was on the phone with, whether there was any sort of connection to international terrorism. right now they don't believe so, but of course because of the kind of attack that took place at the l.a. airport, it could be rule domestic terrorism, for example, specifically because he breached a very secure area. it appeared he was targeting tsa agents, he had some material on him, but eyewitnesses are now telling police that they asked, hey, are you tsa? when they said no, he passed
but he is now identified as 23-year-old paul anthony ciancia. the search warrants in the process of being executed. wolf? >> we're also being told by the fbi, deb, there will be a news conference at the top of the hour, 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific time, the fbi representative will be the special agent in charge of the counterterrorism -- david boudich, will be joined by the partners. it's significant potentially that the fbi's counter-terrorism division will be represented at...
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. >> we're also learning some new troubling clues emerging about the suspect 23-year-old paul ciancia. a source tells cnn the suspect had a note with an anti-tsa rant. the note also reflected his fear of an ominous new world order. our affiliates kcal and kcbs got the exclusive video and it appears to show the suspect handcuffed to the stretcher. cnn cannot independently confirm who it is. we also have video of the chaos inside the airport moments after shots were fired, and you can hear police screaming for people to get down. >> on the floor! on the floor now! on the floor! >> chill, chill, chill, chill. >> go, go, go. >> can you imagine being caught up in that? now stranded passengers are reclaiming bags abandoned in the panic. we're covering every angle of the story for you. kyung lah is live at l.a.x. barbara starr is in washington. so, we're going to get to both of them, but i'm going to start with my colleague kyung lah at l.a.x. right now tsa chief john pistol is headed to los angeles to meet with the fbi and the grieving family of tsa officer gerardo hernandez. so, tell me ho
. >> we're also learning some new troubling clues emerging about the suspect 23-year-old paul ciancia. a source tells cnn the suspect had a note with an anti-tsa rant. the note also reflected his fear of an ominous new world order. our affiliates kcal and kcbs got the exclusive video and it appears to show the suspect handcuffed to the stretcher. cnn cannot independently confirm who it is. we also have video of the chaos inside the airport moments after shots were fired, and you can hear...
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they're telling us now that they say paul ciancia, the allegedhot shooter in the lax shooting thio morning, 23-year-old, was suicidal, that he talked to the family about suicide, that theau father had tried to file a f missing person's report and in the end he wasn't allowed to because his son was too old ford that. flights are now coming into los angeles international airport. this is flight tracker we're watching. this is a pacific flight from hong kong allowed to land. things are getting more back top normal in los angeles. m more on the suspect, the familyo investigation as get it from the fox news desk.us from the fox news desk.us "the five" continues right afted this with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from capital one, i get 2% cash back on ery purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally soone's recognizing me with unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer get the spark business card from capital one. choose 2% cash back or double miles on every purchase, every d. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets, larry! why let erectile dys
they're telling us now that they say paul ciancia, the allegedhot shooter in the lax shooting thio morning, 23-year-old, was suicidal, that he talked to the family about suicide, that theau father had tried to file a f missing person's report and in the end he wasn't allowed to because his son was too old ford that. flights are now coming into los angeles international airport. this is flight tracker we're watching. this is a pacific flight from hong kong allowed to land. things are getting...
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they said i think you just dropped off paul to a shooting. >> reporter: describing ciancia as socially awkward, the woman also said he expressed strong feelings about the government. >> all the nsa findings that came out this year, he was very upset about it and he also thought that tsa abused their power. >> reporter: in light of the shootings, some are asking whether tsa officers should be armed. >> the function of the tsa is to ensure that people can board planes safely, take flights safely. the responsibility for protecting airport security is not a tsa function but something that i think we need to certainly examine given what happened in los angeles. >> reporter: with beefed up security, officials are focused on how to avoid scenes like this from friday. passengers running for their lives. and wolf, an update on one of those passengers. there was one passenger who was shot in the leg. we understand that his condition was upgraded to good from fair today. the other two tsa agents who were wounded, who were shot, they have been treated and released from the hospital. >> stephanie e
they said i think you just dropped off paul to a shooting. >> reporter: describing ciancia as socially awkward, the woman also said he expressed strong feelings about the government. >> all the nsa findings that came out this year, he was very upset about it and he also thought that tsa abused their power. >> reporter: in light of the shootings, some are asking whether tsa officers should be armed. >> the function of the tsa is to ensure that people can board planes...
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it is important to express our deep and sincere sympathy -- >> reporter: you can see here at lax, paul ciancia open fire at the bottom of the stairs where flowers are where the tsa agent fell. he went up the escalator and turned around because he saw he was moving and fired again according to officials. but the 23-year-old accomplished two of his goals when he came here to lax, not the suicide mission part but did want to kill a transportation security administration officer and also to show how easy it is to get a gun into the airport. and this could very well lead to changes in how airport security is run as we heard from eric holder earlier this morning. again, ciancia was shot four times, at least once in the mouth. he's sedated under heavy guard and still in critical condition. we do know he was unemployed motorcycle mechanic who just recently moved to los angeles from a small town, a blue collar town of pensville, new jersey. although he was dropped off here at lax by a roommate, we are told he most likely operated alone, that the roommate who dropped him off curbside at the door
it is important to express our deep and sincere sympathy -- >> reporter: you can see here at lax, paul ciancia open fire at the bottom of the stairs where flowers are where the tsa agent fell. he went up the escalator and turned around because he saw he was moving and fired again according to officials. but the 23-year-old accomplished two of his goals when he came here to lax, not the suicide mission part but did want to kill a transportation security administration officer and also to...
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they are looking through his computers now, paul ciancia to see what it is that got him attracted to this rhetoric in his handwriting letter from the radical right. anti-government reviews, federal reserve, sovereign citizen type stuff, referring to tsa saying if tsa is going to treat average americans like potential terrorists, it's a self-fill filling prophecy. what drove him to that, it's impossible at this point. secondly he's not talking. his medical condition is critical. he's wounded in the face and head. there's some question if this is brain injury that will complicate their ability to talk to him. >> pete williams, thank you for that update. >> you bet. >> a lot of travelers still reeling from that. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] at humana, understanding what makes you different is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts,
they are looking through his computers now, paul ciancia to see what it is that got him attracted to this rhetoric in his handwriting letter from the radical right. anti-government reviews, federal reserve, sovereign citizen type stuff, referring to tsa saying if tsa is going to treat average americans like potential terrorists, it's a self-fill filling prophecy. what drove him to that, it's impossible at this point. secondly he's not talking. his medical condition is critical. he's wounded in...